Essential fructosuria
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essential-fructosuria-320-1961514
title:
Essential fructosuria
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Essential fructosuria, caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hepatic fructokinase, is a clinically benign condition characterized by the incomplete metabolism of fructose in the liver, leading to its excretion in urine. Fructokinase is the first enzyme involved in the degradation of fructose to fructose-1-phosphate in the liver. This defective degradation does not cause any clinical symptoms, fructose is either excreted unchanged in the urine or metabolized to fructose-6-phosphate by alternate pa
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fructosuria
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2021-10-03T23:55:03Z
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